Tributes are pouring in following the tragic d3ath, which comes just days after the BBC show’s final.

Rachel Duffy won season four of The Traitors (Image: BBC)

The Traitors winner Rachel Duffy has sadly announced the d3ath of her mother just days after revealing she planned to spend the prize money on her. The Northern Irish communications manager, who won the BBC show alongside fellow Traitor Stephen Duffy on Friday, took to social media to share the heartbreaking news.

She penned: “We are heartbroken to share the passing of our beautiful wee mummy. We kindly ask for privacy as out family grieves during this difficult time.” It comes after Rachel opened up about her mother, Anne, 70, during her time on the Claudia Winkleman-hosted programme. Near the end of the series, Rachel got emotional as she stated she wanted to spend the prize money making memories with Anne.

She revealed Anne was diagnosed with dementia when she was in her late forties, adding: “Mummy was just 47 when she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, four years older than I am now, and faces dementia, but still amazes my family and me every single day.”

The star expanded: “I just want to create memories with her while I’m still lucky enough to have her, and to create memories with my kids, because they just love their nanny.”

Rachel, 43, is sharing the £95,750 prize pot with Stephen after successfully outsmarting the Faithful. She entered the show for her mother, who was a huge fan of the programme, which had only been airing for a few years.

In recent days, Rachel said she needed to make plans with Anne and her husband as she had yet to chip in the money.

She told the Mail: “I think I’m going to sit down with the kids, my husband and my mum and just think what could we do to have fun together.”

Sharing an update on Anne just last week, Rachel said: “It’s a hard one because the show was recorded in May, so at that time her condition wasn’t as severe as it is now, so she’s not fit to travel as much.

‘We’re trying to do something closer to home, so I can’t wait to just sit in front of her and say, ‘Mummy, what do you want to do, what can we do that you would just love?’ God only knows what she’s going to say, but I can’t wait.”

Tributes have been flooding in for Rachel and her family following Anne’s passing.